Image, Source: digital file from T01 duplicate negative
1)Describe what you see.
I see an old shack home to the famous soda Coca-cola. There are other signs on there that is advertising other things and around the store is nothing. There is land, fences, small statues and tumbleweed. 2)What do you notice first?
I first notice the shack in the middle of the picture because it is the biggest object and most interesting to look at. 3)What people and objects are shown?
There are no people but one ramshackled house with an attached fence. 4)Why do you think this image was made?
I think this photo was made to show how the business industry was doing during the Great Depression. 5)What’s happening in the image?
There is nothing happening in this picture besides tumbleweeds rolling. 6)When do you think it was made?
This photo was made during the '30's because that is when the depression was. 7)What?
A Coca-cola shack 8)When?
1930's 9)Why?
There are not as many businesses back then as there are today so they are showing how times have changed.
Image, Source: digital file from intermediary roll film
1)How are they arranged?
There are two woman walking on a long unpaved road next to a farm. 2)What is the physical setting?
There is not much happening in this photo because there are only two woman and a farm takes up most of the photo. 3)What other details can you see?
In the distance there are a lot of trees and a windmill of some sort, so I think these two woman are going to town. 4)Who do you think was the audience was for this image?
I think the audience was us Americans to show that now, in place of the farms and roads, there would be houses and businesses. 5)What tools were used to create this?
A very old camera was used to take this photo back in the '30's. 6)What can you learn from examining this image?
You can learn what towns looked back then during the Great Depression and how open everything was. 7)When?
The 1930's 8)Where?
Alabama 9)Who?
Two woman
Image, Source: digital file from T01 duplicate negative
1)What is the physical setting?
There are two stores on a main street that are selling groceries. 2)What, if any, words do you see?
It says McCollum Grocery Co. On the window it is advertising sugar for 54 cents, juice for 49 cents, wafers for 15 cents and irish potatoes, 3 for 10 cents. 3)What other details can you see?
I see a man standing at the door at the Lotis Cafe, and stacks of watermelons on the sidewalk in front of the grocery store. 4)What’s missing from this image?
There are not a lot of people in this picture besides the one at the door at the Lotis Cafe. 5)If someone made this today, what would be different?
If this picture was to be retaken, the prices would be a lot higher and it would be more modern with neon signs and there would be a lot of updates with the doors and windows. 6)What would be the same?
The location and condition of the sidewalks would be the same. 7)Where?
These two stores are on a main road in Alabama during the Great Depression. 8)What?
These are the businesses of wealthy Alabamans who are making a business from selling food and drinks. 9)When?
1930's
Negro drinking at "Colored" water cooler in streetcar terminal, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
1)Describe what you see.
Here you see a negro drinking water from a water barrel. Next to him is a sign that says white men, colored men with a hand pointing to the left. On the other side of the water barrel, there is a sign with white women, colored women with another hand pointing to the left. 2)What do you notice first?
I first notice the negro drinking water and then I see the prejudice signs next to him. 3)What people and objects are shown?
There is one water barrel with cone-shaped cups with a negro drinking from it. 4)Why do you think this image was made?
I think this image was made to show how prejudice public water sources were back then. You can see the prejudice in the signs next to the barrel of water. 5)What's happening in the image?
I see a negro getting a cup of water. 6)When do you think this photo was made?
I think this photo was made during the 1930's because the Great Depression was going on and that was a time of great prejudice and racial spurs. 7)Who?
A young-aged negro 8)When?
1930's 9)Where?
At a public water source in Alabama.
Beale Street, Memphis, Tennessee
1)What is the physical setting?
This is a billiard hall for colored people. 2)What, if any, words do you see?
"Rex Billiard Hall for Colored." 3)What other details can you see?
I see a group of colored men chilling by a pool hall on the sidewalk. 4)Why do you think this image was made?
I think this image was made to show how such leisure activity buildings would be arranged, in this case it is by color. 5)If someone made this today, what would be different?
Today, there aren't solely "billiard halls." If there are any pool tables, they would be in a home or in a club. 6)What can you learn from examining this image?
You can learn how recreation buildings were arranged and where people would go in order to have a fun time. 7)What?
This is a popular hangout for colored people. 8)Why?
They are showing that colored men can not go to white men places. 9)When?
1930's
Sign above moving picture theater, Waco, Texas
1)How are they arranged?
The sign is right in the center of the photo. 2)What is the physical setting?
It is a movie theatre. 3)What people and objects are shown?
There is a movie theatre with a sign of Coca-Cola on top. 4)Who do you think was the audience was for this image?
I think the audience for this image was for white people because they wanted to warn them that this was a colored theatre only. 5)What tools were used to create this?
There was a camera but because there wasn't any color back then, we see it as black and white. 6)What would be the same?
The sign would be the same and it would still say theatre. 7)What?
An exclusive colored theatre. 8)When?
During the Great Depression 9)Why?
This is a colored theatre because all of the public buildinhs back then would all be segregated.
1)Describe what you see.
I see an old shack home to the famous soda Coca-cola. There are other signs on there that is advertising other things and around the store is nothing. There is land, fences, small statues and tumbleweed.
2)What do you notice first?
I first notice the shack in the middle of the picture because it is the biggest object and most interesting to look at.
3)What people and objects are shown?
There are no people but one ramshackled house with an attached fence.
4)Why do you think this image was made?
I think this photo was made to show how the business industry was doing during the Great Depression.
5)What’s happening in the image?
There is nothing happening in this picture besides tumbleweeds rolling.
6)When do you think it was made?
This photo was made during the '30's because that is when the depression was.
7)What?
A Coca-cola shack
8)When?
1930's
9)Why?
There are not as many businesses back then as there are today so they are showing how times have changed.
1)How are they arranged?
There are two woman walking on a long unpaved road next to a farm.
2)What is the physical setting?
There is not much happening in this photo because there are only two woman and a farm takes up most of the photo.
3)What other details can you see?
In the distance there are a lot of trees and a windmill of some sort, so I think these two woman are going to town.
4)Who do you think was the audience was for this image?
I think the audience was us Americans to show that now, in place of the farms and roads, there would be houses and businesses.
5)What tools were used to create this?
A very old camera was used to take this photo back in the '30's.
6)What can you learn from examining this image?
You can learn what towns looked back then during the Great Depression and how open everything was.
7)When?
The 1930's
8)Where?
Alabama
9)Who?
Two woman
1)What is the physical setting?
There are two stores on a main street that are selling groceries.
2)What, if any, words do you see?
It says McCollum Grocery Co. On the window it is advertising sugar for 54 cents, juice for 49 cents, wafers for 15 cents and irish potatoes, 3 for 10 cents.
3)What other details can you see?
I see a man standing at the door at the Lotis Cafe, and stacks of watermelons on the sidewalk in front of the grocery store.
4)What’s missing from this image?
There are not a lot of people in this picture besides the one at the door at the Lotis Cafe.
5)If someone made this today, what would be different?
If this picture was to be retaken, the prices would be a lot higher and it would be more modern with neon signs and there would be a lot of updates with the doors and windows.
6)What would be the same?
The location and condition of the sidewalks would be the same.
7)Where?
These two stores are on a main road in Alabama during the Great Depression.
8)What?
These are the businesses of wealthy Alabamans who are making a business from selling food and drinks.
9)When?
1930's
1)Describe what you see.
Here you see a negro drinking water from a water barrel. Next to him is a sign that says white men, colored men with a hand pointing to the left. On the other side of the water barrel, there is a sign with white women, colored women with another hand pointing to the left.
2)What do you notice first?
I first notice the negro drinking water and then I see the prejudice signs next to him.
3)What people and objects are shown?
There is one water barrel with cone-shaped cups with a negro drinking from it.
4)Why do you think this image was made?
I think this image was made to show how prejudice public water sources were back then. You can see the prejudice in the signs next to the barrel of water.
5)What's happening in the image?
I see a negro getting a cup of water.
6)When do you think this photo was made?
I think this photo was made during the 1930's because the Great Depression was going on and that was a time of great prejudice and racial spurs.
7)Who?
A young-aged negro
8)When?
1930's
9)Where?
At a public water source in Alabama.
1)What is the physical setting?
This is a billiard hall for colored people.
2)What, if any, words do you see?
"Rex Billiard Hall for Colored."
3)What other details can you see?
I see a group of colored men chilling by a pool hall on the sidewalk.
4)Why do you think this image was made?
I think this image was made to show how such leisure activity buildings would be arranged, in this case it is by color.
5)If someone made this today, what would be different?
Today, there aren't solely "billiard halls." If there are any pool tables, they would be in a home or in a club.
6)What can you learn from examining this image?
You can learn how recreation buildings were arranged and where people would go in order to have a fun time.
7)What?
This is a popular hangout for colored people.
8)Why?
They are showing that colored men can not go to white men places.
9)When?
1930's
1)How are they arranged?
The sign is right in the center of the photo.
2)What is the physical setting?
It is a movie theatre.
3)What people and objects are shown?
There is a movie theatre with a sign of Coca-Cola on top.
4)Who do you think was the audience was for this image?
I think the audience for this image was for white people because they wanted to warn them that this was a colored theatre only.
5)What tools were used to create this?
There was a camera but because there wasn't any color back then, we see it as black and white.
6)What would be the same?
The sign would be the same and it would still say theatre.
7)What?
An exclusive colored theatre.
8)When?
During the Great Depression
9)Why?
This is a colored theatre because all of the public buildinhs back then would all be segregated.